by Tracey Walker | Nov 16, 2020 | News
Massachusetts state officials are preparing to construct field hospitals in response to rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state, according to an article in CBS Boston. Officials said details have not yet been finalized on where the new field hospitals...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 13, 2020 | News
While today’s healthcare industry is looking for innovations to improve restorative staff environments to combat burnout and improve well-being, there’s a huge gap in the literature for strong evidence and design guidelines for these areas in healthcare facilities,...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 13, 2020 | News
MarinHealth Medical Center has opened a new hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., to replace an aging facility. The $315 million, 265,000-square-foot Oak Pavilion features four levels with 115 private patient rooms and three operating rooms, as well as larger treatment...
by Anne DiNardo | Nov 12, 2020 | News
Siloam Health, a charity-funded, nonprofit healthcare organization focused on serving Nashville’s uninsured and underserved immigrant population, has evolved from a volunteer organization operating from a 1,000-square-foot apartment to one that comprises two-sites, 50...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 12, 2020 | News
Behavioral health facilities are seeing more patients presenting with comorbid conditions, yet built environments traditionally haven’t been designed to service both behavioral and medical conditions simultaneously. Speakers at HCD Virtual shared how this situation is...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 12, 2020 | News
As part of the 2020 HCD Virtual event, Healthcare Design hosted the second installment of its Breaking Through conceptual design competition, which encourages innovation by asking participants to solve challenges anticipated in the future delivery of healthcare...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 12, 2020 | News
Rincon Neighborhood Hospital, a subsidiary of TMC HealthCare (Tucson, Ariz.), is being planned for the TMC Rincon Health Campus in Tucson, according to an article in kold.com. The 150,000-square-foot hospital is the last part of a three-phase campus project, which...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 11, 2020 | News
The second day of HCD Virtual kicked off with The Center for Health Design presentation of is 2020 Changemaker Award to Cyndi McCullough, senior clinical planner at HDR (Omaha, Nebr.). The annual award honors individuals or organizations that have demonstrated the...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 11, 2020 | News
Sevier County Medical Center has broken ground in De Queen, Ark. The 42,000-square-foot facility will replace the former De Queen Medical Center, which closed last year due to financial issues, according to an article in Texarkana News. Situated on 18 acres, the...
by Tracey Walker | Nov 11, 2020 | News
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana, Calif.) celebrated a topping out ceremony with the signing of a 22-foot steel beam atop the new patient tower under construction on the grounds of the nearly 50-year-old hospital. Slated for completion in 2023,...
